FuzzFace2 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 all new cross members as well as metal slats..... wood is being milled this week progress is progress right? little frame repair and reinforcement as well going on with the bed off...... Have a great week So going with planks and not ply wood. Who did you get the parts from? When I did mine between the front / rear sills and all the cross members I came up with $1000. Add in the metal slats, wood & bolt / nut hardware and the wood floor was just not happening. Being I had a bed with a good metal floor but 1 side wrecked in the roll over I went with the metal floor. Cant wait to see the floor done. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 So going with planks and not ply wood. Who did you get the parts from? When I did mine between the front / rear sills and all the cross members I came up with $1000. Add in the metal slats, wood & bolt / nut hardware and the wood floor was just not happening. Being I had a bed with a good metal floor but 1 side wrecked in the roll over I went with the metal floor. Cant wait to see the floor done. Dave ---- parts came from a variety of vendors, like Sw classics, LMC truck and ebay....wood we are going with planks, my buddies who are wood chucks, will not allow plywood..lol the wood i have from a local supplier i get our school lumber through, again able to swing deals made out relatively cheap so far...plus boy is working for it.... is his money, i am just helping him stretch that dollar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 parts came from a variety of vendors, like Sw classics, LMC truck and ebay....wood we are going with planks, my buddies who are wood chucks, will not allow plywood..lol the wood i have from a local supplier i get our school lumber through, again able to swing deals made out relatively cheap so far...plus boy is working for it.... is his money, i am just helping him stretch that dollar "wood we are going with planks, my buddies who are wood chucks, will not allow plywood..lol" :nabble_head-rotfl-57x22_orig:Love it Thanks for the reply back. When you get the bed floor done you have to post up pictures. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 all new cross members as well as metal slats..... wood is being milled this week progress is progress right? little frame repair and reinforcement as well going on with the bed off...... Have a great week Looking good, Nick. Yes, progress is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Looking good, Nick. Yes, progress is good! Some frame repair where bed mounts are and prepping for a bed cage....if you are unfamiliar a bed cage is a set up desert trucks use to mount shocks through the bed and ties in and stiffens rear chassis...we are also going to box the frame for stiffness and strength..... again build focus is like if ford built a raptor flareside in 1981 with improvements of course..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Some frame repair where bed mounts are and prepping for a bed cage....if you are unfamiliar a bed cage is a set up desert trucks use to mount shocks through the bed and ties in and stiffens rear chassis...we are also going to box the frame for stiffness and strength..... again build focus is like if ford built a raptor flareside in 1981 with improvements of course..lol That is going to be one very nice, and solid, machine. Is that guy shielding his eyes with a cell phone? Did he put it on camera and watch the welding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 That is going to be one very nice, and solid, machine. Is that guy shielding his eyes with a cell phone? Did he put it on camera and watch the welding? filming welding....through camera. no ultra violet through screen..sort of safe lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 filming welding....through camera. no ultra violet through screen..sort of safe lol That would work. But did it wash out? Did the video actually show the welding? I assumed that the sensor would be overloaded with light and wash out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 That would work. But did it wash out? Did the video actually show the welding? I assumed that the sensor would be overloaded with light and wash out. yup washed out but still neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Some frame repair where bed mounts are and prepping for a bed cage....if you are unfamiliar a bed cage is a set up desert trucks use to mount shocks through the bed and ties in and stiffens rear chassis...we are also going to box the frame for stiffness and strength..... again build focus is like if ford built a raptor flareside in 1981 with improvements of course..lol Is that top flange rusted out because of the dunnage used to mount the bed? I have three of those DeWalt grinders so I don't have to change between grinding, cutoff and flap wheel. (Of course that's when I need a cup brush or flexcut disc) None of then wears guards and only one has the side handle. I see Yeungling was involved in this fabrication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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